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Air travel out of the city is routed through Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ), the namesake of an Italian electrical engineer and Nobel laureate. For an exceptional start to your trip, upgrade your reservations to Alitalia’s ‘Ottima’ and ‘Magnifica’ business class seating, offering some of the highest levels of comfort and sophistication in the industry.
The airport is only six kilometers from the town center, so getting to your departure gate should be no trouble. Taxi and bus services to Bologna Airport are available, each taking about 20 minutes to arrive. A monorail called the Marconi Express is planned, and when completed will provide a direct connection between Bologna and the airport in just seven minutes.